Advisory Board
Jun Xing (Julie), Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and President of Greater China of Envista Holdings Co. Julie is currently Board Advisor and member of Remuneration and Talent Committee of Mars Inc.. Julie has 19 years of senior leadership experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnosis, and other areas within the healthcare industry, including Eli Lilly & Co., Panomics / Affymetrix Inc., and Illumina Inc.. She is a well-known professional Chinese writer and has published over 100 articles covering subjects ranging from coaching and self-growth to women in leadership and career development. |
Guoxin Zhu, Ph.D.
LRL Inclusion Leader and CSO, Eli Lilly and Co. Guoxin is currently the Inclusion Leader of Lilly Research Laboratories and Chief Scientific Officer of Discovery Chemistry Research and Technologies at Eli Lilly and Company. Guoxin did his postdoctoral research at Pennsylvania State University before joining Eli Lilly in 1998. He received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences. |
Board of Directors
Yu-hua Hui, Ph.D.
President Yu-hua is currently Research Advisor at Eli Lilly and Company. Prior to joining Eli Lilly, she worked for Abbott Laboratories from 1991-2000. In addition to the daily work, Yu-hua has been a volunteer and involved in community services for many years, such as acting as volunteer and liaison of Carmel Clay school board and PTO, and being board member of Lilly Chinese Culture Network (CCN), ISCI (Ice Skating Club of Indianapolis), and Chinese school administrator of ICCCI (Indiana Chinese Culture Center Inc.) Yu-hua received her Ph.D. in Natural Product Chemistry (Pharmacognosy) from Purdue University. Contact Yu-hua at childrenseyesontheglobe@gmail.com. |
Le Yang (Elle)
Vice President, Treasurer Le is a recent graduate from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. During the last four years, Le gained experiences through multiple internships in practical research and development. Now, she is particularly interested in how to grow organizational capacity through effective fundraising activities. Her skills and expertise include prospect research, data analytics and database management. |
Xiaonan Kou, Ph.D.
Secretary Xiaonan is Associate Director of Research at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. In addition to research, Xiaonan is also passionate about improving rural education in China and about promoting cultural and educational exchanges across countries. She co-founded Tianjin United Education Assistance Foundation (TUEAF) in China in 2005 and continues serving on its board. As one of the first non-governmental public-fundraising foundations in China, the TUEAF is dedicated to helping disadvantaged children receive a better education. Xiaonan received her Ph.D. degree in Philanthropic Studies from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and her master’s degree in Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University. |
Fei Gong, Ph.D.
Board of Director - Community Outreach (Columbus IN) Fei is currently serving as a technical specialist in Cummins Electronics Advanced Engineering team. Before joining Cummins, she studied at the Ohio State University and got a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. Fei believes in kids’ education and would like to help more kids through this. |
Denise Sun-Lin
Board of Director - Community Outreach (Indiana) Denise is retired from Eli Lilly and Co.. Before her retirement, she was a toxicologist, helping to safe guide the experimental medicine. She is very active in Chinese culture network (Lilly CCN), Chinese community Church (CCCI) and local events. She has strong passions to help disadvantage children in both US and China. |
Chaohui Yuan, Ph.D.
Board of Director - Events Chaohui is currently serving as a statistician in Eli Lilly and Company. In addition to daily work, she actively involved in the community services as a volunteer to help more kids. Before joining Lilly, Chaohui studied at the Iowa State University and got a Ph.D. degree in Statistics at 2018. |
Ruixiao 'Ray' Gao
Board of Director - Web Development Ray is currently serving as Discovery Chemistry Synthetic in Corteva Agriscience. Before joining Corteva, he studied at Illinois State University and obtained master degree in chemistry. In our team, Ray is dedicated to website design, information update, and technical support. |